Notobranchaeidae
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The small pelagic snails of the family Notobranchaeidae (Pelseneer, 1886) lack a shell (except in early embryonic stage).They are carnivores, equipped with swimming parapoda (fleshy winglike flaps), strong jaws and grasping tentacles, often with suckers resembling those of cephalopods.
A more comprehensive discussion can be found under the entry Sea angel.
Genus: Notobranchaea Pelseneer, 1886
- Notobranchaea bleekerae van der Spoel & Pafort-van Iersel, 1985
- Distribution : Oceanic
- Notobranchaea grandis Pruvot-Fol, 1942
- Distribution : Oceanic
- Length : 15 mm
- Notobranchaea inopinata Pelseneer, 1887
- Distribution : Oceanic
- Length : 5 mm
- Notobranchaea macdonaldi Pelseneer, 1886
- Distribution : Bermuda, Oceanic
- Length : 5 mm
- Notobranchaea tetrabranchiata Bonnevie, 1913
- Distribution : Oceanic
- Length : 16 mm
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Reference
- Spoel, S. van der, & T. Pafort-van Iersel, 1985. Note on the taxonomy of the family Notobranchaeidae and description of Notobranchaea bleekerae n.sp., a species new to science (Gastropoda, Pteropoda). -- Basteria, 49: 29-36, 1 tab., 3 figs